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The Front Runner

Gary Hart was going to be President. Instead he changed American politics forever.

2018 · R · 1h 53m

Directed by Jason Reitman

5.9

TMDB audience score
392 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and idealism makes him popular with young voters, leaving him with a seemingly clear path to the White House. All that comes crashing down when allegations of an extramarital affair surface in the media, forcing the candidate to address a scandal that threatens to derail his campaign and personal life.

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Cast

  • Hugh Jackman
    Gary Hart

  • Vera Farmiga
    Lee Hart

  • J.K. Simmons
    Bill Dixon

  • Mark O'Brien
    Billy Shore

  • Molly Ephraim
    Irene Kelly

  • Chris Coy
    Kevin Sweeney

  • Alex Karpovsky
    Mike Stratton

  • Josh Brener
    Doug Wilson

  • Tommy Dewey
    John B. Emerson

  • Kaitlyn Dever
    Andrea Hart

  • Oliver Cooper
    Joe Trippi

  • Jenna Kanell
    Ginny Terzano

  • RJ Brown
    Bill Martin

  • Alfred Molina
    Ben Bradlee

  • Mamoudou Athie
    A.J. Parker

  • Ari Graynor
    Ann Devroy

  • John Bedford Lloyd
    David Broder

  • Steve Coulter
    Bob Kaiser